Jude Iroh Junior was killed during the renewed war between the Vikings and Black Axe Confraternity in Ugep, Yakurr LGA of Cross River State.

Jude, suspected to be a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity was hacked and then shot dead at the palace of Obol Lopon Of Ugep on Thursday.

His uncle, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution, took to his Facebook page to announce that one of the suspected cultists behind the murder, one Sunday Ojor Abam, was arrested while trying to withdraw money from Skye Bank in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital.

He wrote:
"This is the picture of Sunday Ojor Abam , the bloody cultist/terrorist/murderer who shot my nephew, Jude Junior at close range in his chest after his fellow cultists/murderers/terrorists have dealt 32 machetes/axes on him and had fallen to the ground wringing in excruciating plans on the 29 June 2017 in Ugep, Cross River State ! The coward had soon after his dastardly and murderous acts run into hiding ! But yesterday in Uyo ,Akwa Ibom State he was apprehended by viligant bank officials when he went a branch of Skye Bank in Uyo to withdraw money ! He didn't know that we had alerted the Police to block his account ! He was apprehended and taken to the A Branch of the Nigeria Police Force, Uyo! This picture while the murderer was Cooling his heels in the Police detention cell ! He made a statement confessing and admitting that he committed the crime . He also mentioned the names of his gang and their well placed sponsors ! Kudos to Skye Bank and the Nigeria Police Force . In this era of change there is no hiding place for criminals"